Today I see beauty everywhere I go, in every face I see, in every single soul.

Today I see beauty everywhere I go, in every face I see, in every single soul.

Americans continue to suffer from a notoriously short attention span. They get mad as hell with reasonable frequency, but quickly read more

Americans continue to suffer from a notoriously short attention span. They get mad as hell with reasonable frequency, but quickly return to their families and sitcoms. Meanwhile, the corporate lobbies stay right where they are, outlasting all the populist hysteria.

Opinions are formed in a process of open discussion and public debate, and where no opportunity for the forming of read more

Opinions are formed in a process of open discussion and public debate, and where no opportunity for the forming of opinions exists, there may be moods /moods of the masses and moods of individuals, the latter no less fickle and unreliable than the former /but no opinion.

It's become an embarrassment of a sort. [Having elections] was not something the UAE wanted to be behind in. They read more

It's become an embarrassment of a sort. [Having elections] was not something the UAE wanted to be behind in. They see themselves as leaders. They also found out you can't have a global city and a closed one.

I am the Jenny Craig evangelist!

I am the Jenny Craig evangelist!

Two phenomena, in my view, are particularly disturbing: One is the prevalence of the use of torture to extract confessions read more

Two phenomena, in my view, are particularly disturbing: One is the prevalence of the use of torture to extract confessions and information and the second one is the intimidation of those who make complaints against public officials. In my opinion, there is no doubt that these phenomena are more than allegations, but have in fact considerable basis in reality.

It is not easy playing the new ball on it because it moves a lot off the wicket. That will read more

It is not easy playing the new ball on it because it moves a lot off the wicket. That will be for both teams in the second innings also.

Journalists prize independence - not teamwork,

Journalists prize independence - not teamwork,

I'm voted player of the week one week and the next I'm sitting on the bench. It becomes very tempting read more

I'm voted player of the week one week and the next I'm sitting on the bench. It becomes very tempting to look ahead and I'm doing that right now. I have to make the best decision for myself.